Table 1.

Background characteristics of sample FCHVs and Suaahara FS

	FCHVs (N = 59)	FSs (N = 20)
	M (SD)/% (N)	M (SD)/% (N)	P value
Female	98.3 (58)	60.0 (12)	<0.001
Age (completed years)	41.5 (10.5)	25.9 (6.9)	<0.001
Native language: Nepali	64.4 (38)	95.0 (19)	0.15
Religion: Hinduism	90.0 (53)	100.0 (20)	0.14
Caste			0.24
Pahadi Bahun Chhetri	61.1 (36)	80.0 (16)
Himali Pahadi Janajati	18.6 (11)	10.0 (2)
Terai Janajati	10.2 (6)	0.0 (0)
Other Madheshi Terai Jati	3.4 (2)	5.0 (1)
Terai dalit	5.1 (3)	0.0 (0)
Pahadi dalit	0.0 (0)	5.0 (1)
Madhesi Terai Bahun Chhetri	1.7 (1)	0.0 (0)
Muslim	0.0 (0)	0.0 (0)
Education (number of years of schooling)	5.4 (3.9)	12.7 (0.9)	<0.001
Education levels
Never attended school	23.7 (14)	0.0 (0)
Started school but not completed primary	15.2 (9)	0.0 (0)
Completed only primary school (Grades 1–5)	8.5 (5)	0.0 (0)
Some secondary school (Grades 6–9)	35.6 (21)	0.0 (0)
Completed only secondary school (Grade 10)	15.3 (9)	10.0 (2)
Higher education	1.7 (1)	90.0 (18)
Assets owned (range: 2–15)	9.5 (3.2)	8.3 (3.5)	0.15
Animals owned (range: 0–7)	2.9 (1.7)	1.8 (1.9)	0.02
House ownership (owns)	100.0 (59)	65.0 (13)	<0.001
Number of bedrooms	3.3 (1.5)	2.6 (1.5)	0.07
Non‐FLW work outside the home	50.9 (30)	10.0 (2)	<0.001
Training: Received ever
Health, nutrition, WASH, family planning, or agriculture	98.3% (58)	100.0% (20)	0.56
Counselling methods	76.3% (45)	95.0% (19)	0.07
Training: Received in last 12 months
Health, nutrition, WASH, family planning, or agriculture	95.0% (56)	100.0% (20)	0.30
Counselling methods	47.5% (28)	45.0% (9)	0.84
Number of days of training in last 12 months	5.5 (4.2)	16.0 (7.6)	<0.001

Note. FCHVs: female community health volunteers; FLW: front‐line worker; FS: field supervisors; WASH: water, sanitation, and hygiene.